Abstract :
William Frederick Durand, professor emeritus of Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif., has been awarded the fifth John J. Carty Medal for the Advancement of Science and an honorarium of $2,500 by the National Academy of Science. The award was made with this citation in his profession, a versatile and creative engineer, among his colleagues, a wise and friendly counselor; before his students, a kindly and inspiring teacher; to the Nation, an able and devoted servant.
